1. Serum Selenium, Iron, Zinc, and Copper Concentrations in Renal Transplant Recipients Treated with Mycophenolate Mofetil

   • Aleksandra Wilk
   • Dagmara Szypulska-Koziarska
   • Barbara Wiszniewska

   OriginalPaper Open access 18 February 2020 Pages: 371 - 379

   

2. Comparison of Plasma Concentrations of Mercury, Cadmium, and Arsenic among Women in 2005 and 2012 in a Historically Contaminated Area in China

   • Lei Jin
   • Jing-ru Yu
   • Ai-guo Ren

   OriginalPaper 18 February 2020 Pages: 380 - 389

   

3. Trend of Iodine Status in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and Impact of the Universal Salt Iodization Programs: a Narrative Review

   • Radhouene Doggui
   • Hanin Al-Jawaldeh
   • Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh

   ReviewPaper 27 March 2020 Pages: 390 - 402

   

4. Is There Any Association Between Hirsutism and Serum Zinc Levels in Adolescents?

   • Ulvi Aliyev
   • Melis Pehlivantürk-Kızılkan
   • Orhan Derman

   OriginalPaper 02 March 2020 Pages: 403 - 409

5. Appraisal of Metal Imbalances in the Blood of Thyroid Cancer Patients in Comparison with Healthy Subjects

   • Kalsoom Bibi
   • Munir H. Shah

   OriginalPaper 06 March 2020 Pages: 410 - 422

   

6. Associations Between Copper and Zinc and High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents Aged 8–17 Years: an Exposure-Response Analysis of NHANES 2007–2016

   • Baodong Yao
   • Yue Wang
   • Hua Zhou

   OriginalPaper 26 March 2020 Pages: 423 - 429

7. Relationship Between Plasma Copper Concentration and Body Fat Distribution in Children in China: a Cross-Sectional Study

   • Jingjing Liang
   • Fengyan Chen
   • Zheqing Zhang

   OriginalPaper 10 March 2020 Pages: 430 - 439

   

8. Serum Levels of Vitamin D, Calcium, Magnesium, and Copper, and their Relations with Mental Health and Sexual Function in Pregnant Iranian Adolescents

   • Parishan Bahramy
   • Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi
   • Mojgan Mirghafourvand

   OriginalPaper 12 March 2020 Pages: 440 - 448

9. The Mechanism of Trivalent Inorganic Arsenic on HIF-1α: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

   • Jiaqing Liu
   • Qiang Niu
   • Shugang Li

   OriginalPaper 02 March 2020 Pages: 449 - 463

   

10. Zinc l-Carnosine Protects CCD-18co Cells from l-Buthionine Sulfoximine–Induced Oxidative Stress via the Induction of Metallothionein and Superoxide Dismutase 1 Expression

    • Theng Choon Ooi
    • Kok Meng Chan
    • Razinah Sharif

    OriginalPaper 08 March 2020 Pages: 464 - 471

    

11. Determination of Zinc in Camel Skin Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

    • Asma Kamili
    • Bernard Faye
    • Hassen Ghalila

    OriginalPaper 07 February 2020 Pages: 472 - 477

    

12. Mercury-Induced Inhibition of Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Sperm Proteins and Altered Functional Dynamics of Buck Spermatozoa: an In Vitro Study

    • Bhawna Kushawaha
    • Rajkumar Singh Yadav
    • Satish Kumar Garg

    OriginalPaper 16 February 2020 Pages: 478 - 492

    

13. Two Decades’ Variation of Trace Elements in Bones of the Endangered East Asian Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena asaeorientalis sunameri) from the East China Sea, China

    • Xiuqing Hao
    • Hong Shan
    • Bingyao Chen

    OriginalPaper 20 February 2020 Pages: 493 - 504

    

14. Effect of Heavy Metal Contamination in the Environment on Antioxidant Function in Wumeng Semi-fine Wool Sheep in Southwest China

    • Xiaoyun Shen
    • Xiaoying Min
    • Kangning Xiong

    OriginalPaper 19 February 2020 Pages: 505 - 514

    

15. Effects of Nano-Copper Poisoning on Immune and Antioxidant Function in the Wumeng Semi-Fine Wool Sheep

    • ChunJie Song
    • Shangquan Gan
    • Xiaoyun Shen

    OriginalPaper 04 March 2020 Pages: 515 - 520

    

16. Chronic Iron Overload Restrains the Benefits of Aerobic Exercise to the Vasculature

    • Emilly Martinelli Rossi
    • Renata Andrade Ávila
    • Leonardo dos Santos

    OriginalPaper 02 March 2020 Pages: 521 - 534

    

17. The Effect of Lead Acetate and Quercetin on the Tight and Gap Junctions in the Mouse Testis

    • Parisa Dolati
    • Zahra Khodabandeh
    • Davood Mehrabani

    OriginalPaper 31 March 2020 Pages: 535 - 543

    

18. Co-administration of Selenium Nanoparticles and Metformin Abrogate Testicular Oxidative Injury by Suppressing Redox Imbalance, Augmenting Sperm Quality and Nrf2 Protein Expression in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

    • Azubuike P. Ebokaiwe
    • Kebe E. Obeten
    • Richard C. Ehiri

    OriginalPaper 26 February 2020 Pages: 544 - 556

    

19. Ginsenoside Rg3 Attenuates Aluminum-Induced Osteoporosis Through Regulation of Oxidative Stress and Bone Metabolism in Rats

    • Miao Song
    • Fubo Jia
    • Li Gao

    OriginalPaper 16 March 2020 Pages: 557 - 566

    

20. Streptozotocin (STZ)-Induced Diabetes Affects Tissue Trace Element Content in Rats in a Dose-Dependent Manner

    • Mikhail Yu. Karganov
    • Irina B. Alchinova
    • Anatoly V. Skalny

    OriginalPaper 06 March 2020 Pages: 567 - 574

    

21. Aluminum-Induced Toxicity in Salivary Glands of Mice After Long-term Exposure: Insights into the Redox State and Morphological Analyses

    • Deiweson de Souza-Monteiro
    • Paula Beatriz de Oliveira Nunes
    • Rafael Rodrigues Lima

    OriginalPaper 11 March 2020 Pages: 575 - 582

    

22. Protective Effects of Anethum graveolens Seed’s Oil Nanoemulsion Against Cadmium-Induced Oxidative Stress in Mice

    • Negin Shafaei
    • Seyed Mohammad Adel Barkhordar
    • Ehsan Oskoueian

    OriginalPaper 09 March 2020 Pages: 583 - 591

    

23. The Influence of Taurine Supplementation on Serum and Tissular Fe, Zn and Cu Levels in Normal and Diet-Induced Insulin-Resistant Rats

    • Ewelina Król
    • Monika Okulicz
    • Justyna Kupsz

    OriginalPaper Open access 14 March 2020 Pages: 592 - 601

24. Organ Metallome Processed with Chemometric Methods Enable the Determination of Elements that May Serve as Markers of Exposure to Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Male Rats

    • Marzena Rugiel
    • Agnieszka Drozdz
    • Joanna Chwiej

    OriginalPaper Open access 12 March 2020 Pages: 602 - 616

    

25. Germanium Reduces Inflammatory Damage in Mammary Glands During Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Mastitis in Mice

    • Yong-sheng Wang
    • Guo-qing Teng
    • Chun-liu Dong

    OriginalPaper 06 March 2020 Pages: 617 - 626

    

26. Analysis of Cadmium, Epigallocatechin Gallate, and Vitamin C Co-exposure on PC12 Cellular Mechanisms

    • Serene Ezra C. Bondad
    • Masaaki Kurasaki

    OriginalPaper 03 March 2020 Pages: 627 - 635

    

27. Copper Induces Apoptosis Through Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Skeletal Muscle of Broilers

    • Jianying Guo
    • Yuman Bai
    • Zhaoxin Tang

    OriginalPaper 20 February 2020 Pages: 636 - 643

    

28. Selenium Prevents Lead-Induced Necroptosis by Restoring Antioxidant Functions and Blocking MAPK/NF-κB Pathway in Chicken Lymphocytes

    • Jiayong Zhang
    • Xiaofang Hao
    • Shiwen Xu

    OriginalPaper 12 April 2020 Pages: 644 - 653

    

29. Effects of Replacing Inorganic with Respective Complexed Glycinate Minerals on Apparent Mineral Bioavailability and Deposition Rate in Tissues of Broiler Breeders

    • Wanjing Sun
    • Geng Wang
    • Wolf Pelletier

    OriginalPaper 12 March 2020 Pages: 654 - 660

    

30. Selenium Nanoparticles and Spirulina Alleviate Growth Performance, Hemato-Biochemical, Immune-Related Genes, and Heat Shock Protein in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

    • Shady H. Al-Deriny
    • Mahmoud A. O. Dawood
    • Radi A. Mohamed

    OriginalPaper 10 March 2020 Pages: 661 - 668

    

31. Ruthenium(II)/Benzonitrile Complex Induces Cytotoxic Effect in Sarcoma-180 Cells by Caspase-Mediated and Tp53/p21-Mediated Apoptosis, with Moderate Brine Shrimp Toxicity

    • Raquel Santos Faria
    • Hugo Delleon Silva
    • Elisângela de Paula Silveira-Lacerda

    OriginalPaper 08 April 2020 Pages: 669 - 680

    

32. Rapid Green Synthesis of Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles Using Cinnamomum tamala Leaf Extract and its Potential Antimicrobial Application Against Clinically Isolated Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Strains

    • Shib Shankar Dash
    • Sovan Samanta
    • Sandeep Kumar Dash

    OriginalPaper 16 March 2020 Pages: 681 - 696

    

33. Analysis of Zinc and Chromium in Grain Samples Using Ionic Liquid-Based Ultrasound-Assisted Microextraction Followed by Flame-AAS After Microwave Digestion

    • Adil Elik
    • Ahmet Demirbas
    • Nail Altunay

    OriginalPaper 10 February 2020 Pages: 697 - 706

    

34. Assessment of Essential and Potentially Toxic Elements and Possible Health Risks in Hylocereus undatus and Punica granatum

    • M. Rahman
    • M. A. Islam
    • M. M. Zaved

    OriginalPaper 11 February 2020 Pages: 707 - 713

35. Monitoring of Essential and Toxic Elements in Leaves, Branches, and Stem of Prosopis cineraria (as Anti-Inflammatory) Growing in Iran

    • Sayyed Kamal Hosseinian Nodushan
    • Majid Emtiazy
    • Mohammad Ebrahim Zadeh

    OriginalPaper 24 March 2020 Pages: 714 - 720

    

36. Assessment of Rice Marketed in Iran with Emphasis on Toxic and Essential Elements; Effect of Different Cooking Methods

    • Nabi Shariatifar
    • Mohammad Rezaei
    • Majid Arabameri

    OriginalPaper 18 March 2020 Pages: 721 - 731

    

37. Contents of Metal(loid)s in a Traditional Ethiopian Flat Bread (Injera), Dietary Intake, and Health Risk Assessment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    • Desta Woldetsadik
    • Eulogio J. Llorent-Martínez
    • David E. B. Fleming

    OriginalPaper 12 April 2020 Pages: 732 - 743

    

38. Enterobacter sp. Mediated Synthesis of Biocompatible Nanostructured Iron-Polysaccharide Complexes: a Nutritional Supplement for Iron-Deficiency Anemia

    • Sedigheh Kianpour
    • Alireza Ebrahiminezhad
    • Younes Ghasemi

    OriginalPaper 10 March 2020 Pages: 744 - 755

    

39. Lake Mogan (Turkey) Pollution by Metals and Phosphorus: Some Comments

    • Salvatore Chirumbolo
    • Geir Bjørklund

    Letter 28 February 2020 Pages: 756 - 757

40. Response to Letter to the Editor: “Lake Mogan (Turkey) Pollution by Metals and Phosphorus. Some Comments”

    • Asli Gul Kucukosmanoglu
    • Ayhan Filazi

    Letter 13 March 2020 Pages: 758 - 758